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Solofa Fatu Jr.

Acting
Known For

59 Years Old

Solofa Fatu Jr. is a Samoan American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi (which means sumo wrestler in Japanese) with WWE, where he was a one time WWE Intercontinental Champion, two time WWE World Tag Team Champion, and one time WWE Tag Team Champion. Rikishi is a member of the famous Anoaʻi family. He is the twin brother of Sam Fatu (The Tonga Kid/Tama), and both brothers have twins. Sam is the father of twins Marley and Myracle, and Rikishi is the father of twins Jonathan and Joshua Samuel, who currently wrestle in WWE as Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso. Rikishi is the nephew of Sika Anoaʻi and Afa Anoaʻi, known as the Wild Samoans, and his cousins in wrestling are Rodney Anoaʻi (Yokozuna), Samula Anoaʻi (Headshrinker Samu), Matt Anoaʻi (Rosey), Joe Anoaʻi (Roman Reigns), Reno Anoaʻi (Black Pearl), Afa Anoaʻi Jr. (Manu), Lloyd Anoaʻi (L.A. Smooth) and Dwayne Johnson (The Rock). Rikishi and his wife Talisua Fuavai-Fatu have five children. Jonathan and Joshua Samuel, Jeremiah Peniata and daughter Thavana Monalisa Fatu and Joseph. He is the older brother of the late Eddie Fatu (Umaga/Jamal), who died on December 4, 2009 from heart attack. Solofa has a scar on his abdomen from a drive by shooting in 1987. He says he died for 3 minutes in the emergency room Rikishi is a playable DLC character in the Attitude Era-themed video game WWE '13. He also appeared in WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role, WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It, WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth, WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain, WWE 2K16, WWE 2K17, WWE 2K18, and WWE 2K19. Outside of the main series, he is featured in WWF No Mercy, WWF Raw, WWE Raw 2, WWE Wrestlemania X8 and WWE Wrestlemania XIX. Fatu appeared in the Italian comedy film Natale a Miami. He also guest starred on the Nickelodeon show Victorious, as a sumo wrestler in the episode "Brain Squeezers." Fatu appeared in the Netflix original film Sandy Wexler. Fatu under his "Rikishi" ring name is the Samoan judge in the "Wall of the World" on the CBS show The World's Best.

Born

San Francisco, California, USA on 11th October 1965

All Credits

WWF Wrestling Challenge Image
WWF Wrestling Challenge
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Raw
The Sultan
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Raw
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Raw
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Raw
Headshrinker Fatu
Victorious Image
Victorious
Sumo Wrestler
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The Big Show Show
Rikishi
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures Image
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
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WWE This Is Awesome
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WWE Tough Enough
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WWE Rivalries
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WWE SmackDown
Rikishi
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WWE SmackDown
Rikishi Phatu
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WWE SmackDown
Rikishi Fatu
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WWE Icons Revisited
Rikishi
WWE Wrestlemania X8 Image
WWE Wrestlemania X8
Rikishi
Sandy Wexler Image
Sandy Wexler
Tsunami
WWE Velocity Image
WWE Velocity
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WWE Vengeance 2002 Image
WWE Vengeance 2002
Rikishi
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WWE Icons
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WWE Unforgiven 2002 Image
WWE Unforgiven 2002
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WWE WrestleMania XX Image
WWE WrestleMania XX
Rikishi
WWE Royal Rumble 2000 Image
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
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WWE WrestleMania 2000 Image
WWE WrestleMania 2000
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WWE Armageddon 1999 Image
WWE Armageddon 1999
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WWF Fully Loaded 2000 Image
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
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WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
Rikishi
WWE Judgment Day 2000 Image
WWE Judgment Day 2000
Rikishi
WWE Backlash 2003 Image
WWE Backlash 2003
Rikishi
Rise of the Gladiators Image
Rise of the Gladiators
High Chief Faku
WWE Royal Rumble 2001 Image
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
Rikishi
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WWE SummerSlam 2000
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WWE WrestleMania IX Image
WWE WrestleMania IX
Headshrinker Fatu
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WWE WrestleMania 13
The Sultan
WWE Rebellion 2000 Image
WWE Rebellion 2000
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WWE No Mercy 2000 Image
WWE No Mercy 2000
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WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
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WWE Insurrextion 2000
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Christmas in Miami Image
Christmas in Miami
Marito di Justine
WWE Royal Rumble 2004 Image
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
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WWE No Way Out 2000 Image
WWE No Way Out 2000
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WWE No Mercy 2002 Image
WWE No Mercy 2002
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WWE No Way Out 2001 Image
WWE No Way Out 2001
Rikishi (Appearance)
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WWE Survivor Series 2000
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WWE Royal Rumble 2003 Image
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
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WWE King of the Ring 2000
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WWE Royal Rumble 1995 Image
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 2002 Image
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
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WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle Image
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
Self
WWE Judgment Day 2002 Image
WWE Judgment Day 2002
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WWE Royal Rumble 1997 Image
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
The Sultan
WWE Armageddon 2000 Image
WWE Armageddon 2000
Rikishi
WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop Image
WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop
Fatu
WWE Global Warning Image
WWE Global Warning
Rikishi
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals Image
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
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WWE Rebellion 2002 Image
WWE Rebellion 2002
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WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 Image
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Rikishi (archive footage)
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WWE Survivor Series 2020
Rikishi (Appearance)
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WWE Survivor Series 1992
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WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
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WWE Survivor Series 1996
The Sultan (Free-for-All)
TNA Bound for Glory 2007 Image
TNA Bound for Glory 2007
Junior Fatu
WWE Unforgiven 2000 Image
WWE Unforgiven 2000
Rikishi
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection Image
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
Rikishi (archive footage)
WWE Judgment Day 2001 Image
WWE Judgment Day 2001
Rikishi
WWE Royal Rumble 1993 Image
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Headshrinker Fatu
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath Image
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
Himself
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time Image
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
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WWE Survivor Series 1995 Image
WWE Survivor Series 1995
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The Rock - Just Bring It!
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AWA SuperClash III
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WWE Survivor Series 1993 Image
WWE Survivor Series 1993
Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 1994 Image
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
Headshrinker Fatu
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AWA The Road to Super Clash III
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WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 3 Image
WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 3
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WWE King of the Ring 1993 Image
WWE King of the Ring 1993
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 1996 Image
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
Fatu
WWE Survivor Series 1994 Image
WWE Survivor Series 1994
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker Image
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
The Sultan
WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock Image
WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock
Fatu
WWE SummerSlam 1993 Image
WWE SummerSlam 1993
Headshrinker Fatu
WCW Halloween Havoc '89 Image
WCW Halloween Havoc '89
Fatu
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show Image
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
Himself
The Contract Image
The Contract
Nicole's Father
WWE SummerSlam 1994 Image
WWE SummerSlam 1994
Headshrinker Fatu
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect Image
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
Rikishi
WWE No Way Out 2004 Image
WWE No Way Out 2004
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WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased Image
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
WWE King of the Ring 1994 Image
WWE King of the Ring 1994
Headshrinker Fatu
German Fan Favorites 2 Image
German Fan Favorites 2
Headshrinker Fatu
NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown Image
NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown
Fatu
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches Image
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush Image
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
Fatu
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt Image
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North Image
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North
Fatu
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler Image
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
Himself (Fatu)
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 Image
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
Fatu
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams Image
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
Headshrinker Fatu
WWF WrestleFest '94 Image
WWF WrestleFest '94
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NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days Image
NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days
Fatu
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WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88
Fatu
Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story Image
Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story
Rikishi
Groove Street Image
Groove Street
Big D
It Wants Blood 2 Image
It Wants Blood 2
Dr. Coco
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 Image
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Hall of Fame 2015 Image
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
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WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
Headshrinker Fatu
Timeline: The History of WWE – 2000 – As Told By Rikishi Image
Timeline: The History of WWE – 2000 – As Told By Rikishi
Himself
WWF Countdown to The Crowning Image
WWF Countdown to The Crowning
Headshrinker Fatu
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WWF Mega Matches '95
Fatu
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory Image
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
Fatu
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun Image
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
Fatu
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JCW Legends and Icons
YouShoot: Rikishi Image
YouShoot: Rikishi
Himself
JCW Bloodymania 7 Image
JCW Bloodymania 7
Rikishi